Katrine is rapidly reaching the end of the line in terms of belief in Santa. This past Christmas she began questioning the physics of Santa and hinting that she has her doubts. It seemed like a now or never moment to head up north to Santa’s Village. Now we live so very close to Wonderland that it might seem silly to head all of this way for less rides. The difference is that Elspeth can go on ALL of the rides which NEVER happens. And I don’t have to go on the rides with her. Besides, I am a bit of a rollercoaster chicken. Plus, they have climbing ropes, go karts, batting cages and mini putt which got Katrine excited. Then there is how excited the girls were to be wrapped up in Christmas in June (have I mentioned that Christmas is a big deal in our house?) Throw in a beach and a boat cruise on the Muskoka river and it is a fun outing. It also gave us the perfect excuse to visit with one of Elspeth’s China sisters.
Upon arriving the girls were given elf hats. Now I had to bribe Katrine for the photo with candy but it was worth it. I love my two elves.
As much as Katrine would rather have been at Wonderland, as you can see we all had fun….well maybe neither Glenn nor I did on the Jumping Stars ride. Him because he was squished and me because I hate falling from heights. The very idea of choosing to fall from high up makes my stomach turn. We are dedicated and Glenn forced himself on twice while I could only man up once (this was the soul ride that the wee one couldn’t go on by herself). He also had to take both girls on the Christmas ball ferris wheel alone while I watched from the shade. I mean, how is riding up high in a not fully enclosed ball fun? You lean over to far and you fall. (I am really not a fan of falling.)
Baba was in a festive mood and let both of the girls play one of the games. They now have matching pink alligators in their rooms named HoHo and MoMo because Elspeth is heavily into copying her sister.
While Katrine and Glenn were off doing big kid things in the Sportsland section, Elspeth and I were hanging out with one of her China sisters. They were so very cute together. It was very funny because Elspeth couldn’t understand that she is a year older than her meimei. “She big like me mama!” Nevertheless, they had a lot of fun on the various rides, playgrounds and beach.
We topped the trip off with both families having dinner together. I love seeing the girls together with their China families. I know that Elspeth will grow to appreciate these connections from watching Katrine. These are kids who get what it means to be different at school, to not be a matching set in a family, to have questions or worries about their pasts but also kids who are just wonderful kids that they can have lots of fun with. Both of our girls have been truly blessed.